An exhibition featuring 100 precious items of treasure from ancient India will begin at the Capital Museum in downtown Beijing on Wednesday.

Entitled "Treasures of Ancient India," the exhibition is one of the important cultural events planned for the Year of Sino-Indian Friendship.

Sponsored by the State Administration of Cultural Heritage and the Indian Bureau of Archaeology, the exhibition will be the largest of its kind ever held in China.

Most of the exhibits are works of carving dating back to the 3rd century before Christ through to the 18th century, according to a Capital Museum spokesman.

The exhibition will stay in Beijing for two months and move on to Zhengzhou, capital of Henan Province, Chongqing City, and Guangzhou City of Guangdong Province. It will close next October.

(Peopledaily.com.cn December 27, 2006)